Abu Muslim Football Club (Persian: باشگاه فوتبال ابومسلم, romanizedBâšgâh-e Futbâl-e Abu-Muslim) is an Afghan professional football club from Farah that currently plays in the Afghanistan Champions League.

Abu Muslim FC
Full nameAbu Muslim Farah Football Club
Founded1967; 57 years ago (1967)
GroundVarious
LeagueAfghanistan Champions League

History

edit

The club was established in 1967.[1] In 2021, they participated in the revamped Afghanistan Champions League.[2][3][4]

In the 2022 season,[5] the club came second after Attack Energy by 4 points. It was one of the two clubs that finished without any defeat.[6][7][8][9] During the Champions League games, the teams of Attack Energy and Abu Muslim played against each other, and this match ended with a result of 1–1.[10]

Players

edit

Squad

edit
As of 8 February 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   AFG Golalai Rahimi
GK   AFG Abdul Musawer Attai
2 DF   AFG Sayed Hashmat Ahmadi
4 DF   AFG Farzad Ataie
DF   AFG Naser Ahmadi
DF   AFG Hamid Norozi
29 DF   PAK Abdullah Shah
44 DF   AFG Amanullah Sardari (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
7 MF   AFG Obaid Omari
28 MF   PAK Zainul Abideen Ishaque
9 FW   AFG Sohrab Afghan
11 FW   AFG Nematullah Karimi
27 FW   PAK Shayak Dost
FW   AFG Rameez Farooq
FW   AFG Wahid Halim

Honours

edit

National

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  2. ^ "Afghanistan – List of Champions". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  3. ^ "Afghanistan 2021". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  4. ^ "Football: Afghanistan Champions League Kicks Off in Kabul". TOLOnews. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  5. ^ "Kabul beats Laghman in Afghanistan football champions league". 2021-03-28. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  6. ^ "Afghanistan 2022". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  7. ^ Ahmed, Faiz (20 December 2023). "Pakistan Footballer Set to Join Afghanistan Football Club". ProPakistani.
  8. ^ Ahmed, Faiz (28 December 2023). "Pakistan's Shayak Dost Officially Signs for Abu Muslim FC in Afghanistan Premier League". ProPakistani.
  9. ^ Alexander, Shayan Obaid (2 February 2024). "Pakistan's Star Defender Abdullah Shah Joins Afghan Champions League". ProPakistani.
  10. ^ Jafari, Shir Ali (2022-12-06). "Attack Energy's Football Team Won the Afghanistan Champions League The Killid Group". The Killid Group. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
edit